“Well, the US Dollar has staged a small bounce at $77 or so. The question now is whether this becomes anything substantial, or is merely a result of the Euro/USD pair becoming so stretched that a brief pullback had to happen.”

“He began his speech to the National Press Club by buttering up the journalists in the crowd — “Your job is not easy, but it is essential” (thanks) — before moving on to more substantive matters. First an update on the employment situation ahead of Friday’s big nonfarm payrolls report…”

“It took me a while to understand the Google-Microsoft spat regarding Bing incorporating Google results into Bing searches…My first reaction was that Microsoft has engaged in theft. That reaction has softened slightly – but only slightly. I need to walk you through it.”

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